Thursday, August 8, 2013

Minnesota State incoming freshman Zach Stepan made the first round of cuts at the U.S. Junior National Team Evaluation Camp, which runs through Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y. The forward scored a goal in a game against Finland on Monday and assisted on a goal against Finland today (Thursday).

The camp began with 44 U.S. players, and the roster was whittled down to 31 on Tuesday. The team, which will compete in the World Junior Tournament Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Sweden, will have a roster of 23 players.

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Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald confirmed the names of the referees for the NCHC and the WCHA for this season. While there will be some crossover, the NCHC will be taking eight referees from the WCHA. Here are the refs, according to Schlossman:

It also sounds like the NCHC is strongly considering using shootouts to break ties after overtime and get rid of goal judges. I'll be curious to see if the WCHA considers one

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Michigan Tech announced on Wednesday that Jujhar Khaira is forgoing his final three years of eligibility to sign with the Edmonton Oilers. Khaira had 25 points (6-19) as a freshman to rank third on the team in scoring. Khaira was a third-round draft pick of the Oilers in 2012.

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